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Sugoi kawaii, kuso yabai: cool stuff to buy from Japan online

DEJAPAN Staff / September 18, 2017

Japan can be weird. We should know, we live here. And we think that’s because this country’s got cool stuff […]

DEJAPAN Staff / September 14, 2017

Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine!! are way more than just hit idol anime shows. They’re the most popular search

DEJAPAN Staff / September 4, 2017

Not all cosplay outfits are created equal. Not by the cosplayer, anyway. Some people love spending hours crafting, stitching, and

The struggle to prove that our favourite game or anime character really exists is constant. Some of us snuggle up

Pac-Man and one of Ginza’s poshest department stores aren’t 2 things you’d put together. And then someone did. Pac-Man Ginza

The summer ‘Pikachu Outbreak’ event’s been ‘a thing’ for a couple years now. ‘A thing’ as in the biggest, craziest

We’ve already explained a bunch of different types of figures. There’s one we didn’t cover yet: Daruma Club. What does

The great thing about manga, anime and video games is that they don’t always have to be realistic. Sometimes they

(Pre-orders for these items have ended.) August 1st is a real important day for Digimon fans. It’s the day when

Alright, so we’ve seen some arguments about this pop back up on Twitter recently. Disclaimer: you can buy merch for

The runaway popularity of Osomatsu-san is obvious here in Japan. Those Matsuno brothers give everyone something (and somebody) to love. Each

We can think of several variety goods shops to hit up for weird Japanese stuff and unique souvenirs. Village Vanguard is